Box Score The Lancaster Bible women's basketball team ended its season on a winning note as the Chargers defeated Kentucky Christian, 57-53 on Saturday evening in Joplin, Mo. in the NCCAA Division II 3rd Place Game. The victory caps a stellar year for the Chargers who finished 24-6 and tied the school records for wins in a season. 

The third place finish is the best in program history and comes on the heels of last season's team earning a fifth place finish.

On Saturday, the Chargers trailed at halftime, 31-29, but held Kentucky Christian to just 8-of-26 shooting in the second half to keep the game close and then pull out the victory late in the game. Though the Chargers shot poorly from the field, 20-of-63 (31.7 percent), they were excellent from the free throw line as Lancaster Bible was 15-of-20 from the charity stripe.

Like Kentucky Christian, the Chargers did not fare well from the floor in the second half (7-of-30), but Lancaster Bible was 13-of-17 from the free throw line in the second 20 minutes. Katy Stover, Aubrey Folger, Shanice Smith and Kirsten Webster combined to go 15-of-16 from the free throw line on Saturday to help secure the win.

For the game, Folger finished with 18 points and 17 rebounds, her sixth double-double in six career games at the NCCAA National Tournament. Stover added 17 points and five rebounds, while Webster capped her impressive season with 12 points. Smith had eight points and 13 boards for the Chargers who have won 20 or more games in a season for three straight years.

"I'm proud of the girls for fighting hard today," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Rachel Steinbarger said. "Not many teams get to end their season with a win and we able to do that and will now build on that during the offseason."

Folger was named to the All-Tournament Team as she had 58 points (19.3 PPG) and 43 rebounds (14.3 RPG) in three games. Folger scored 550 points (18.3 PPG) and pulled down 383 rebounds (12.8 RPG) this season and will enter her senior year having scored 1,545 points and grabbed 994 rebounds in just 89 career games. Folger's 18.3 points per game this season are the most since Kathryn Caldwell averaged 19.8 points during the 1995-96 season. Folger's 550 points scored this season are the most in program history and she now holds two of the three 500-point seasons in program history. 

The other 500-point season belongs to junior Katy Stover who scored 508 points (16.9 PPG) this season. Stover will enter her senior year having scored 1,093 points in her illustrious career.

Notes:
-The 2012-13 women's basketball team also won 24 games as they finished 24-5 and made the program's only appearance in the NCAA Division III National Tournament.

-The Lancaster Bible women's basketball program will head into the 2015-16 season with 382 victories. The overall program record is 382-487, a .440 winning percentage.